Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for all of southern Ontario, including the entire Kawarthas region, with a forecast of heavy rain and strong winds Friday night (December 10) into Saturday night.
With temperatures rising to well above freezing on Friday, rain is forecast to begin Friday evening over southwestern Ontario and spread over the remainder of southern Ontario Friday night.
Showers, at times heavy, will continue all day Saturday as temperatures remain above freezing. Rainfall amounts of 25 to 45 mm will be possible by Saturday night.
In addition, very strong southwesterly winds gusting up to 70 km/h are expected to develop Saturday afternoon.
By Saturday evening these winds are forecast to shift to the northwest with wind gusts up to 90 km/h possible, particularly along the shores of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay.
Light snow will develop Saturday night, as temperatures fall rapidly in the wake of a strong cold front.
Some damage to trees and local power outages will be possible due to these strong winds.
